you need to explain in detail what you are doing hash joins are in memory joins . so to make a hash join return a result set faster you need to give it more memory from orafaqs Hash Join Join optimization method where two tables are joined based on a hashing algorithm. Also see Sort Merge Join, Nested Loops Join and Cluster Join. Hashing . but again unless you explain what you want to achieve an answer might not be possible . ----- Original Message ---- From: Ravindra K Singh <s.sethi@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 4:56:41 AM Subject: HASH JOINS -- PLEASE HELP ME WHAT IS HASH JOIN IN ORACLE , HOW TO MAKE FAST HASH JOINS Thanking You. With Best Regards SACHIN